The Mission College Prep Royals will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Santa Ynez Pirates at 4:30 p.m. Mission College Prep will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Mission College Prep sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Lompoc. Four seems to be a good number for Mission College Prep as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Mission College Prep got a great performance from Henry Irwin as he pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Brody Warwick relieved him and did a solid job, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Thomas Glenn and Hunter Drake did most of the damage at the plate: Glenn went 1-for-5 with a home run and two RBI, while Drake scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Santa Ynez was able to grind out a solid win over Morro Bay on Friday, taking the game 8-3. The victory was just what Santa Ynez needed coming off of a 7-1 loss in their prior game.
The team relied heavily on Bradley Lood, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Dallas Deforest, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Mission College Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Santa Ynez, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Mission College Prep might still be hurting after the 13-3 defeat they got from Santa Ynez when the teams last played back in April of 2017. Thankfully for Mission College Prep, DUSTIN GREGG (who went 2-for-3 with five RBI, two doubles, and a run) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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